Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs Intel Core i9 12900KF

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, vs Intel Core i9 12900KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and Intel Core i9 12900KF
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
2304
Intel Core i9 12900KF
1959
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
36309
Intel Core i9 12900KF
27341
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
137
Intel Core i9 12900KF
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
2024
Intel Core i9 12900KF
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
n/a
Intel Core i9 12900KF
4153
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
n/a
Intel Core i9 12900KF
41060
Integer Mathn/a139 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a105.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a143 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a57.2 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a29.6 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a538.7 MB/s
Physicsn/a2110 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a338 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
3157
Intel Core i9 12900KF
2686
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
21377
Intel Core i9 12900KF
16140
File Compression1580 MB/s1150 MB/s
Clang Compilation201.1 KLines/s141 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser475.1 pages/s363.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering615.6 MP/sec475.6 MP/sec
Text Processing350.8 pages/s274.8 pages/s
Background Blur76.9 frames/s66.8 frames/s
Photo Processing167.2 frames/s138.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing42.2 MP/sec33.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
463.1
Intel Core i9 12900KF
365.61

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 171 PPW 129.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 328.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 16.2 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.7 PPW 2.92 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 11, 2024 October, 27, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Alder Lake
Model number 265K i9-12900KF
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 16
Frequency 3.9 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores128
Threads128
Frequency3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHz3.9 GHz
General
Cores count2016
Threads count2024
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier39x32x
L1 cache112 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core14 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 250 W 241 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 7 265K the clear winner in this comparison.

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